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Form of workRole: Assistant Commercial Finance Analyst
Location: Blackburn, BB1 2FA - Office Based
Contract: Full-Time Hours / Permanent
Salary: £27,000 - £36,575 Dependent on Experience & Discretionary Bonus Scheme
Company: EG Group
About the Role…
We have an exciting opportunity available for an Assistant Commercial Finance Analyst within the Finance Department!
In this role you will provide key support within the Commercial Finance team, maintaining key responsibility over production commercial reporting and output for senior and operational management. The role will also act as a point of contact for Operational and Senior Management. The individual will be expected to apply a commercial mind set to the role and ensure insights are provided on a regular basis to key stakeholders in the business.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist with producing daily/ weekly/monthly reporting on KPIs across your responsible area and ensure timely reporting to senior management and operations
- Ensure accuracy of reporting to senior stakeholders
- Work closely with operation team to provide key support and analysis on business KPIs
- Demonstrate a strong commercial understanding of core business KPIs and articulate how to drive these.
- Record weekly actions and provide key support to commercial analyst and Commercial finance manager.
- Co-ordinate weekly and monthly meetings
- Provide support in month end review of site by site p&ls to ensure accuracy of site by site P&L reporting
- Prepare first draft of quarterly and annual site by site budget site and provide commentary between actual and budget variance working closely with the FSS and Operational team.
- Provide input into monthly board pack presentation
- Provide commercial insight to Fuel Pricing and Convenience Retail team
- Perform ROI analysis on all investments
- Review and prepare monthly R&M report and analysis.
- Providing Commercial Finance Manager and other senior management with concise, clear and timely business updates and ensuring key issues are escalated in a timely manner
- Other Adhoc projects
This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time
Candidate Requirements
- Part qualified accountant - AAT/ACCA/CIMA/ACA.
- Excellent communicator with the confidence and ability to discuss numbers with senior members of the finance function including the CEO / CFO.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and great knowledge of Excel.
- Strong Commercial Finance and business acumen.
- Analytical and adaptable with good attention to detail.
- Multi-site experience within hospitality or retail (Desirable)
Benefits & Rewards
- Performance Based Bonus Scheme
- Employee Life Assurance
- EG Group Discounts - up to 15% off at our stores and food to go restaurants
- ASDA Discount Card - 10% off all ASDA stores
- EG Cares Benefits - exclusive discounts across 900 retailers
- Smart Health - 24/7 online GP access, health checks and health and wellbeing support
- Employee Assistance Programme - access to our Wellbeing Centre which offers emotional & practical support including free financial advice
- Learning & Development - access to our Learning Hub, the most extensive online course library in the world to support you with every step of your career at EG Group
- Waterside Café - freshly prepared meals at affordable prices
- Free Secure Car Parking
- Dress Down Fridays
- Flexi-Time
- Prayer and Ablution Facilities
- Shower Facilities
- Sit / Stand Desk Facilities
- Work Anniversary Rewards
- Free Eye Test
Who are EG Group?
EG Group is one of the world’s leading independent convenience retailers with an extensive network of sites across international markets in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Continental Europe, Australia and the United States of America.
Founded in 2001 by the Issa family with the acquisition of a single site in the UK, today the company is at the forefront of delivering an innovative approach to forecourt convenience retail.
At EG Group, we pride ourselves on being recognised for our investment model, trading performance and more importantly, providing a best-in-class customer experience in Grocery & Merchandise, Foodservice and Fuel.
Our transformational convenience retail business model has been built upon excellent relationships with an extensive portfolio of leading retail brands, and through strategic network acquisitions supported by a program of new-to-industry developments.
Every day, our committed workforce tirelessly delivers our products and services to millions of customers alongside supporting the local communities in which we operate.
Please note - the successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check which will be funded by EG Group.
